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Is anyone already selling mobile themes to clients? how much would be a normal price ?

thanks for sharing.

I would sell complete mobile sites. Just take the themes into your portfolio and show some color variations.

If the client wishes to change content frequently, you can point him in this direction and give him WP backend access.
If not, no problem... just set up his WP site and put it online...

Cheers, Johnny63

Hi Johnny,

What you mean is this ?: I will sell this as a complete site, meaning I install and customize everything? that was indeed what I wanted. Any price suggestions Johnny?

Thanks, was wondering what the OTO was.

@genos

Yep, I'd setup everything for the client and - if possible - also sell site maintenance for a low monthly fee (1 page per month for $ 9.99/mo).

This way, you justify the fee ad can host about 50 to 100 clients on a reseller account.

Cheers, Johnny63

(01-25-2013 07:46 PM)genos Wrote: [ -> ]Is anyone already selling mobile themes to clients? how much would be a normal price ?

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Some say this is best way to sell mobile sites:
Always host site on your server. Never let client host the site.

There is mobile builder that let you "switch on and off" the mobi site, so of
your client does not pay you simply switch of the site.
- go look for "social mobile platform"

it is not possible to switch off mobile site if the client host the site.

Also, some say that client with these demands for self hosted sites, they are usually
difficult to work with and to stay away from them.

One time upfront fee not less than $297 (get freelance sales reps and pay
them 60% - 70% commission of the one time fee.
Generous commissions makes for happy sales team!

(you not making much here but you make it worth while for sales rep to keep on bringing new clients)

... some consider this a blackhat technique but...
a quick adwords campaign during 1st 2-3 weeks after mobile site implementation,
will boost calls from newly installed mobi site, so client think you the best because you bring
them new clients and will easily buy whatever you offer him...

use some money from once off fee and make adwords campaign for your client.

Your goal is not to make lot of money from once off fee. That once off fee is building long term income!

2 - 3 weeks after site delivery, contact the business with up-sells.

Remember, business person likes you now because of the adwords
(or facebook ads) campaign and all the extra clients to got him, so it is
easy sell for other service because business person got proof that
you bring him more customers.

most of up-sells getting done by hiring outsource people.
It possible to hire outsource person for $200 - $300 per month.
(160 hours that someone works for you)

All up-sells getting done by "you". Client does not blast off sms / email
to database. You do that, but you charge monthly fee.

(4 sms / email blasts per month. more than that is extra fee)
You keep control of mailing databast.

Aweber or whatever autoresponder service / sms service account or any
other service account is in your name.

You pay that account but you charge client that fee +more.

You keep that list when client stop paying your monthly fee and you
switch off their mobi site, so you have instant list to market other things too.

- client paying you to provide service and you pay someone else
to perform that service.

Some things you can make for up-sells

- fb fan page
- linkedin profile
- google places
- mobile coupons
- client database building (email list)
- client database building (sms list)
- google adwords marketing setup and admin
- fb adwords marketing campain setup and admin
- complete site make over (using offline themes makes this super easy)
--- use themes like this: http://bestblackhatforum.com/Thread-GET-...ed-by-Taur
- seo optimization / blacklink service
- rep management
(i stay away from rep management... PERSONAL OPINION: majority of times a
business with bad online rep deserves it.
I dont want to be responsible for misleading clients into thinking its' a
great business, if in reality, it's not, but that is my personal opinion.)

You are consultant to business, you are not just selling mobile sites. Your goal must
be to get business more clients.

When you get business more clients, then business will keep on paying you every month.
Getting paid average between $300 and $400 monthly from 50 or 60 businesses monthly makes for very nice lifestyle.
even after paying your outsourcing people.

Can anyone add more monthly up-sell services to list above?


Fuuuuuuuccckk!!!!
I should have add some pictures and made this post into WSO!!!!!

@BlackbirdRider

That's content-wise more like a WSO + OTO ;-)

I agree with you about pertaining control over the client's site.

If, however, someone wants just a mobile site, I'll sel it to him and simply send a ZIP file with the site contents. They wil come back whenever they have to make changes. These clients will only get a WP theme for an extra fee on dedicated request - and without any support. The want to commoditize my work? They may, but then, they only get a commodity...

I prefer working with clients who perceive me as their 'marketing expert'. I'm neither web-designer nor email list provider nor graphics designer.

BUT I CAN DESIGN MARKETING SYSTEMS THAT WORK!
Therefore, everybody who wants to command higher fees, get into consultative selling and real consulting. The more you charge, the less work clients demand from you.

And - if you follow the advice above, you'll quickly start managing outsoucers instead of doing the work. If you are a consultant, then management will be your VA's task, you think ... and plan strategies with the clients only.

Cheers, Johnny63

By the way: rep management has to be seen in context...

Most smaller businesses are simply not aware of the need to manage the expectations of their clients.
Therefore, they promise much (to get a leg up to the big chains and corporations), but in the end they hurt themselves with that.

Other businesses get "bad" reviews from former employees or even competitors.

Anyway - it's a hard business, so I would definitely outsource that.

The best strategy you can develop for business owners involves claiming "blue oceans" with new clients, who can only buy from him because he's the first one to hit them with his very offer - a differentiation strategy that involves lower costs, a first mover advantage and clients others never thought of before... http://www.blueoceanstrategy.com

Cheers, Johnny63

Thanks Darklin, Rep Added